Albert Rizzo

2 months ago | healio.com | Isabella Hornick |Kristen Dowd |Albert Rizzo

Key takeaways: Assessed lung function measures included FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC ratio and peak expiratory flow rate. Researchers observed that each lung function measure went down with more years of wood dust exposure. Between a group of carpenters and an age-, sex- and height-matched group of university employees, carpenters had worse average lung function values, according to results published inBMC Pulmonary Medicine.

Jan 25, 2024 | liebertpub.com | Albert Rizzo |Susan Persky |Omer Liran

Introduction Medical extended reality (MXR) represents a transformative intersection of health care and immersive technologies, encompassing virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), and other technologies that extend or enhance the medical experience.1,2 The roots of MXR trace back to the early experiments with VR in the 1980s and 1990s for psychological therapies and simulation training, among other uses.3 Over the years, as technology advanced, MXR applications...

Jan 25, 2024 | liebertpub.com | Haipeng Zhang |Albert Rizzo

Journal of Medical Extended RealityEditor-in-Chief: Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS Online ISSN: 2994-1520 Continuous PublicationCurrent Volume: 1 The leading open-access peer-reviewed journal exploring the multifaceted role of XR in healthcare.

Dec 18, 2023 | healio.com | Richard Gawel |Kristen Dowd |Albert Rizzo

You've successfully added to your alerts. You will receive an email when new content is published. Click Here to Manage Email Alerts We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Key takeaways:Researchers examined data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Mortality increased with age in both countries. Smoking in China and high BMI in the U.S. were the leading risk factors.

Nov 24, 2023 | yourvalley.net | Albert Rizzo

Dr. Albert Rizzo Albert Rizzo is the chief medical officer for the American Lung Association. As a resident of Delaware, a practicing pulmonologist and the chief medical officer of the American Lung Association, I see the impacts of lung cancer every day. Lung cancer is the nation’s leading cause of cancer deaths, and every 2 minutes and 12 seconds, someone in the U.S. is told that they have lung cancer. Lung cancer kills 369 people every day; that’s approximately 15 deaths each hour or one...